2. • Yaroslavl - an industrial city,
the environmental situation
leaves a lot to be desired.
The main problem, of
course, are air and water
pollution. In addition to
industrial enterprises
negative contribution here
makes vehicles, the amount
of which increases with each
passing year. In addition to
transport the major polluters
of the environment are the
refinery
"Yaroslavnefteorgsintez" tire
plant and carbon black
plant.
3. • In the Yaroslavl region, as well as in all
other areas studied, the huge
environmental damage is applied to
effluents from sewage treatment plants.
Toxic substances entering the water with
industrial enterprises, not enough are
cleaned and fed straight into the Volga.
In samples of wastewater from the
wastewater treatment plant in Yaroslavl
found a number of toxic substances -
fosforooganicheskie flame retardants
(causing impaired memory and
concentration, disorientation, headaches,
insomnia, loss of appetite), phenobarbital
(group of barbiturates - drugs having a
depressing effect on central nervous
system)
4.
5. • Motor vehicles are a major threat to the environment and human health in the Yaroslavl region.
At the moment, the air pollution in the region has exceeded the danger mark.